Varsity Magazine - November 20, 2019 by Wisconsin Badgers

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WHAT A FEELING! Dani Rhodes celebrated with her teammates after scoring her eighth game-winning goal of the year in the Badgersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1-0 victory against Milwaukee last Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. PHOTOS BY TOM LYNN

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STATE-MENT MADE The Badgers made a statement with a 77-61 win over in-state rival Marquette on Sunday. Brad Davison, Brevin Pritzl and Nate Reuvers (all pictured) were three of six Badgers to score in double figures for UW, which improved to 68-58 in the all-time series with the Golden Eagles. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA

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HEAD OF THE PACK Senior Alicia Monson successfully defended her NCAA Great Lakes Regional title, winning the women’s 6-kilometer race last Friday on the Zimmer Championship Course and advancing to this weekend’s NCAA championship. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN

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FREEDOM TO CELEBRATE For the sixth time in as many years, Wisconsin claimed the Freedom Trophy with a victory over Nebraska, this time a 37-21 win Saturday in Lincoln. David Pfaff (52) and Madison Cone (31) were among the Badgers who escorted the prize to the UW locker room. PHOTO BY DAVID STLUKA

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JUMP AROUND Freshman forward Dylan Holloway stopped and jumped while watching linemate Linus Weissbachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s score Saturday at the Kohl Center against Notre Dame. PHOTO BY TOM LYNN

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#UWTEDDYTOSS Thanks Dad! A young fan threw her contribution onto the Kohl Center ice last Saturday as part of the UW Teddy Toss presented by BMO Harris Bank. More than 1,600 stuffed animals were donated by Badgers fans to Toys for Tots. PHOTOS BY TOM LYNN

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019 ▪ VOLUME 10, ISSUE 8

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28 A SPECIAL RIDE A deep commitment to the team and to developing their game. It’s the Wisconsin way. Seniors and starting guards David Moorman and Jason Erdmann are now adding their own chapters to the Badgers’ O-line legacy.

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18 LUCAS AT LARGE 21 BY THE NUMBERS

22 WHAT TO WATCH 25 FORWARD360 27 VIRAL VIDEO 43 INSIDE BASKETBALL 44 INSIDE VOLLEYBALL 45 INSIDE HOCKEY 49 INSIDE WRESTLING 51 INSIDE SOCCER 53 INSIDE CROSS COUNTRY 57 INSIDE SWIM & DIVE

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Men’s basketball alum Rashard Griffith is keeping the family of UW Assistant Coach Howard Moore front and center

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Rashard Griffith keeps Moore family front and center

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inety minutes before a pregame video and ceremony honoring Wisconsin assistant coach Howard Moore and his family, Rashard Griffith stepped away from Moore’s parents, Trennis and Howard, Sr. — with whom he had spent most of the day — and took a seat on a folding chair outside the locker room at the Kohl Center. “The tribute is going to be good,” he said, “but it’s going to be hard at the same time.” As the players began arriving for their home opener against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 8, the 45-year-old Griffith spoke on his long, endearing friendship with Moore (“I’ve known Howard since I was a freshman in high school”), his heartbreak over the tragedy (“To me, it’s still like I’m living a nightmare”) and his role in looking after 13-year-old Jerell (“We’re taking the right

steps to help him out”). Jerell calls him “Uncle Rashard” or just “Uncle Shard.” Jaidyn Moore called him that, too. Jaidyn, 9, was killed in the Memorial Day weekend car accident along with her mom, Jennifer. “Jen and Jaidyn were a big part of the Badger family,” Griffith was saying now. “I’ve known Jen since I was a freshman in college when her and Howard first started dating. She’s pretty much been my sister and one of my biggest supporters from that day on. There are not enough words in our vocabulary to describe Jen and what she meant, not just to me but other people.” As he started to talk about Jaidyn, he lowered his head, and said, “Oh, my goodness. I’m tearing up right now … (pause) … Jaidyn was just a loving little girl. Howard would walk into the

house and she’d run over to him and jump in his lap. That was daddy’s girl. Everyone I know that was around Jaidyn loved her. When she’d walk by me, I’d say, ‘Where’s my kiss at?’ And she’d kiss me on the cheek …” He paused again to collect himself. That afternoon, he had helped Trennis move some things around at her son’s home in Middleton. “Even to this day,” Griffith confided, “I’m thinking Jen is going to walk through that door with Jaidyn from a volleyball tournament. It hasn’t hit me yet and I don’t know when it’s going to hit or how it’s going to hit me or affect me. “At this point in time, I’m just trying to stay strong and be strong for the family.” When Griffith moved back to Madison, he lived with the Moores and he’d babysit for Jerell and Jaidyn. In fact, Howard

Howard is doing better.” and Jen are the main reason that During the pregame ceremohe returned to school, at age 42, ny, Trennis thanked everyone for after playing basketball internathe “love and support that they tionally for nearly two decades. had given us.” She went on to Right now, he’s on track to share one of Howard’s favorite graduate in May from Wisconsin lines, “Once a Badger, always a keeping a promise that he made Badger.” Moments later, Jerell, to his late mom Elaine and, of who was wearing his dad’s No. course, to Howard and Jen. 34 on a Wisconsin jersey, was “Even when I was still playintroduced along with the starting (in Europe), Howard would ers. On this night, he was the de say to me, ‘Hey, you need to facto Sixth Man and an inspiraget your big butt back here and tion to all. get your degree,’” Griffith said with a grin at the memory of his friendly chiding. “Jen also stayed on me to come back to school “IT HASN’T HIT ME YET AND I and when I needed help with my DON’T KNOW WHEN IT’S GOING homework, or whatever it may TO HIT OR HOW IT’S GOING be, she was there to help me TO HIT ME OR AFFECT ME. out. She was really my sister, just AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I’M JUST like Howard is my brother. TRYING TO STAY STRONG AND “We had sat down a few BE STRONG FOR THE FAMILY.” weeks before all the accident happened and Howard was like, “Jerell is a 13-year-old kid who ‘When you graduate, you need just wants to be with his friends to sit down and do your book and play video games,” said Grifand we’ll do a documentary. fith, who has squared off with Your story needs to be told. I him in Xbox and Playstation. want people to know what they “He keeps to himself a lot and don’t know about you.’ He’d lean he doesn’t show his emotions on me and I’d lean on him. That’s outwardly or anything like that. what brothers do even though Right now, he’s OK. Mom and we’re not biological brothers. pops are doing a wonderful job “Like mom (Trennis) said, ‘I keeping him engaged … everymight not have birthed you, but one is doing their part and what you’re mine.’” they can.” There was something else that Meanwhile, Griffith has not Trennis mentioned to Griffith been surprised by the outpouring that hit home. of support for Howard. Especial“She was like, ‘I had no idea ly from the coaching fraternity. that my son was loved by so “I’ve talked with Monty Williams, many people,’” he said, adding, who lost his wife,” he said of “To see mom with a smile on her the Phoenix Suns coach. “I’ve face and pops with a smile on talked with Stan Van Gundy and his face — being out in public for his brother Jeff, and with Coach the first time in a long time — is (Stu) Jackson and Isiah Thomas … a good thing because they know

Howard was a guy that brought people together. That’s just who he is as a person.” During the healing process, Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard has been sensitive to how Griffith has been dealing with his own grief. “As much as Rashard has helped everyone else heal,” Gard said, “we’re also concerned about Rashard. He’s a gentle giant and he doesn’t usually show it. But he’s got emotions, too, and I know this has been hard on him.” Along with Michael Finley and Tracy Webster, Griffith was part of that 1994 core group under Stu Jackson that got Wisconsin back into the NCAA tournament after a 47-year absence. The 6-foot-11, 280-pound Griffith dominated the low block while playing two seasons for the Badgers. Leaving school after his sophomore year, he embarked on a pro basketball journey that took him all over the world. “I like to joke that he’s now the country’s largest student manager,” Gard said. “I always like to have people around who understand the history of the program and where it has come from because they can give the younger guys a little perspective. He has been a very good voice at needed times. “It’s awesome that he would come back almost 25 years later to finish up his degree — awesome to have that type of motivation and dedication — and it will be special to honor him on Senior Night.” Nobody will be prouder of that moment than Howard Moore. ▪

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◀ MEN’S BASKETBALL Wisconsin’s 16-point margin of victory over Marquette marked their largest win over the in-state rival since a 65-41 triumph on Dec. 23, 1998.

WOMEN’S SOCCER ▶ Jordyn Bloomer recorded her 11th shutout of the year in UW’s 1-0 win over Milwaukee on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Her 11 clean sheets this year rank fifth in school history

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VOLLEYBALL ▶ Molly Haggerty was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Tuesday after averaging 5.29 kills per set last week in the Badgers two wins against Minnesota and Michigan State.

◀ MEN’S HOCKEY Cole Caufield’s nine goals this season share the national goal-scoring lead, and is alone at the top among freshmen.

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MEN’S & WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING at NC State/GAC Fall Invitational Raleigh, N.C. Prelims: 9:30 a.m. Finals: 5:30 p.m.

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Badger Fans Came BEARing Gifts Annual Teddy Toss to benefit the U.S. Marine’s Toys for Tots drive BY MAYA SHEA & CAPRI WHITELEY ▪ UW FORWARD360

he Kohl Center ice rink is usually home to slap shots and hard hits, but on Nov. 16 it became a place for something softer and sweeter — teddy bears. Fans came to the Wisconsin men's hockey game against Notre Dame with stuffed toys to be tossed onto the ice after the game. These generous donations benefited the United States Marine Corps and its Toys for Tots campaign. Wisconsin Athletics recognizes that the holiday season is meant to be filled with joy and giving. However, many families in the area struggle to find the financial means to provide gifts for their children. Thanks to the generous fans that donated teddy bears at the event, over 1,600 plush toys will find their way into the arms of a less fortunate child this holiday season. “When the game doesn’t go exactly as you planned, the Teddy Toss and the gift of a teddy bear provides a message of hope around the holiday season and to those less fortunate,” said Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions Allison Minisce. “It makes the game mean more than the score.”

This year’s Teddy Toss had a special twist. Kent Klagos donated 96 large Costco teddy bears to Wisconsin Athletics a few weeks before the event. These 53-inch teddy bears spent time leading up to the event in the care of student-athletes and men’s hockey season ticket-holders. Student-athletes and fans were able to take the large bears all around campus and the greater Madison area. Photos were shared on social media to showcase the unique journey of each bear and raise awareness using the hashtag #UWTeddyToss. “It was really about generating more interest in the event to get more people to donate to the Toys for Tots drive,” says Klagos. On the day of the Teddy Toss, the large Costo teddy bears returned to the Kohl Center where they were also thrown onto the ice to be donated to the Toys for Tots drive. “The real importance is the whole idea of putting a smile on kids’ faces,” says Klagos. If you would like to learn more, or donate, visit Badgers Give Back and the local Madison-area U.S. Marine’s Toys for Tots website. ▪

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few weeks ago, David Moorman and Jason Erdmann made eye contact while the senior offensive guards were holding the Heartland Trophy following the Iowa win. In savoring the moment, Moorman couldn’t help but take a personal inventory on how far they had traveled together the last five seasons. “We looked at each other and it was like, ‘Man, I never would have thought our freshman year that you and me would be the last two guys holding this thing,’” Moorman reflected. “We’ve been through a lot during our careers here and we’ve both had to overcome different things to get to this point. He’s a great guy and to be able to go through it with him is pretty special.” After the Nebraska victory, they got another photo op; this time they were pictured carrying the Freedom Trophy — “It was just kind of handed to us, so I thought, ‘OK, we’ll do it

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again,’” Moorman reasoned — and it was Erdmann who later brought more context to their timeline. “When we came in as freshmen, nobody would have thought that me and him would be starting guards our senior year,” he confessed. “We used to room together and we became close through the years. He’s one of my good friends. It’s pretty cool we get to share this with each other.” Nobody appreciates their commitment and development more than offensive line coach Joe Rudolph, who had been rotating guards earlier this season. Seeking more continuity up front, he has started Moorman at left guard and Erdmann at right guard the last three games. “They are two guys who are kind of what the program is about,” said Rudolph, a former All-Big Ten guard and UW captain. “It’s about working and focusing on improving — being all in all the time — because you don’t know when, and sometimes you don’t know if, your number is going to get called.

“Both of them have matured a bunch as Michigan, he admitted that early in his career “I people as much as players. They bring a lot of wasn’t necessarily ready to compete,” leading energy and excitement to this team because to some understandable doubts. the guys are genuinely excited for them. They It was no different for Erdmann, a walk-on (their teammates) know how much they care from Slinger High School and Richfield, Wisand how important consin. “It was a the program is to roller coaster going them.” through it,” he said, “PLAYING NEXT TO THEM HAS BEEN GREAT BECAUSE Junior center Tyler “but it all works out THEY’RE BRINGING THAT SENIOR LEADERSHIP INTENBiadasz can vouch for the best.” SITY. THEY KNOW WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. THEY’VE BEEN for that. He has Why has it worked THROUGH THE GRIND. THEY DO A GREAT JOB SETTING watched Moorman out for the best? AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT.” swing from tackle to Coming into this seatight end to tackle son, Erdmann had to guard; he has watched Erdmann play both one start in 40 games; Moorman didn’t have right guard and left guard along with center; any in 41. How have they persevered? he has watched them both operate out of a What was behind their motivation to overjumbo backfield. come inevitable obstacles on the depth chart “It’s been really comfortable, we’ve defiand still get to the finish line? From his viewnitely built a lot of chemistry,” Biadasz said. point, Rudolph was more than willing to tackle “Playing next to them has been great because the questions. they’re bringing that senior leadership intensity. They know what it’s all about. They’ve been through the grind. They bring energy to the huddle and practices. “They do a great job setting an example of what this program is about.” When Moorman and Erdmann arrived as true freshmen (2015), there was an adjustment period as new players in addition to a transition to a new Wisconsin coaching staff headed by Paul Chryst, who had returned to his alma mater after a stint at the University of Pittsburgh. “There was a lot of new stuff for everybody,” Moorman said. And there were a few potholes along the road. Although Moorman was a fourstar prospect from Northville,

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“It obviously involves connection to your the helmet and everything that it represents,” teammates and your coaches,” he said. “That Moorman chimed in. “Coming from Michigan, type of connection is strong, and when it’s I didn’t know what it represented. As you get strong you want to be a part of it. It’s a family older, you realize how much it means to you feel. and the tradition that is here … this place has “Two, it’s the name across your back and the given me everything.” people that you’re doing it for — your comBoth have special memories. mitment to them and wanting to make them “The first one for me was when I got my first proud. start against Central Michigan,” Moorman said “Three, it’s the ‘W’ on your helmet. You care of the Sept. 7 home opener. “That was a pretty that much for the program and what this prospecial moment because growing up my dream gram represents. You’re was always to start a bought in and commitgame in the Big Ten. I ted to everything that won’t forget running out “YOU JUST PLAY THE GAME, TRY TO BE A GOOD makes this place great. of the tunnel and thinkPERSON AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU’RE “You want to make ing, ‘Man, this is it.’” A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR AND IT’S SENIOR DAY. sure you leave your mark Routing Michigan was IT’S BEEN A SPECIAL RIDE, SOMETHING in bringing it along and also sweet since MoorI’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER.” helping it grow.” man grew up 30 minutes Erdmann and Moorfrom Ann Arbor. man could each relate to what he was saying. “One thing I’ll always remember is my first Especially playing for the W. meaningful snap,” said Erdmann. “We were at “That’s for sure, especially being an O-lineNebraska my sophomore year (2017) and it man, and the tradition here at Wisconsin,” Erdwas a loud environment at night. We couldn’t mann said. “There’s the walk-on tradition here, hear anything. My first play in, JT (Jonathan too. There’s just so much tradition behind evTaylor) busted a 75-yard run. In that moment, erything and you want to take it forward — you you realize it’s all worth it.” want to be in that story — and be the next one Moorman and Erdmann have expressed their to be part of that.” utmost respect for Taylor as a record-setting “That’s a good way to describe it — the W on tailback; an earnest, hardworking teammate; a

friend. After rushing for 204 yards at Nebraska, Taylor gathered his offensive line and Rudolph for a photo in the locker room. “It speaks to the type of guy that he is; he could take all the glory, but he gives some of it to us,” said Moorman, who was humbled by Taylor’s gesture. “Talk about the ultimate teammate and just a special guy. The great thing about JT, he’s a phenomenal player, but he’s a great person, a great dude. “It makes you work harder for him. Hopefully we can get him a few more records …” Before Saturday’s kickoff against Purdue, Moorman and Erdmann will run on to the field and into the arms of family members during senior introductions. Both are aware of the potential emotional toll in such sendoffs and how they must avoid being spent before the game even begins. “I’d be lying to you if I told you I hadn’t thought about it,” said Moorman, who will be greeted by his mom and dad, two of his sisters and his grandpa. A third sister won’t be able to attend because she’s a basketball player at Hope College (Holland, Mich.) and has a game. “I know in years past when emotions get in the way, we’ve gotten off to a slow start. Be-

fore the game, I’m going to try and not think about it too much and just enjoy the moment and still be locked in. After the game, it’s going to be pretty emotional moment walking off Camp Randall for the last time.” Erdmann, 22, expects the pregame ceremony to be “bittersweet.” Part of his driving force to stick it out over the years has been his parents, and they will be joined on the field by his grandparents. “I’ve always wanted to make them proud of everything I do,” Erdmann said. Moorman, who will be 23 in January, may think back on how he got to this point. “I had a few moments where everything was clicking in,” he said “and I’m living my dream going to this great university with these awesome people and my best friends and I get to play a game that I love. You kind of focus on that. “The rest is easy. You just play the game, try to be a good person and before you know it, you’re a fifth-year senior and it’s Senior Day. It’s been a special ride, something I’ll always remember.” And something he’ll always share with Erdmann and the rest of his teammates.

e’re not just brothers. We’re twins and we’re best friends. We’re not just walking down the same path in this life. We’re living the same dream, doing what we both love. We’re not just going to be playing on the same college team. We’re going to be teammates again, continuing a connection we’ve had in sports since we could walk. We’re Johnny and Jordan Davis from La Crosse and we both just signed a National Letter of Intent to become members of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team starting in 2020. It’s a day we’ll never forget. Our decision to play for the Badgers came down to the fact that the two of us share the same mindset with Coach Greg Gard. He knows what he’s doing. He wants to win and that’s what we want to do. He told us that he likes to recruit in-state guys because they’re familiar with the style and culture here. That’s definitely true in our case. We’ve been around the Wisconsin program since we were in elementary school. We were in fourth grade when we came down with our dad, Mark, for a father-son camp in Madison. We’ll never forget the three of us getting our picture taken with Bo Ryan.

We were in middle school when we made a bunch of 2½-hour car rides to the Kohl Center to see a family friend from La Crosse, Bronson Koenig, help the Badgers get to back-to-back NCAA Final Fours. We were freshmen at La Crosse Central High School when Kobe King was a senior. Not only were we teammates for a year — winning a WIAA state title in the process — but Kobe is like an older brother to us. Now a sophomore for the Badgers, he was our host when we made our campus recruiting visit and we trusted him to give us an honest opinion on the program. He told us the culture was awesome and that we’d be living in the best college town in America. He said there’s a lot of love and support from everyone. If he didn’t like it he would have told us. He said we were a great fit here and we agreed. We can’t wait to join the other guys in our recruiting class — Lorne Bowman, Ben Carlson and Steven Crowl — in chasing championships and making Badgers fans proud. We can’t wait to leave our marks here. We want to get our degrees. We want people to remember us as really good players. We want to play in the NBA someday. ▪▪▪▪

ll the big decisions in our family take situation has been handled. It shows how carplace around the kitchen table and our ing and loving the players and coaches are tomom, Sarah, is always the one who ward one another. It helped confirm to us that calls the meeting. She’s always the one who we were in good hands, that we were making wants to plan ahead. That’s what happened the right call. when everyone — inIt was very emocluding our dad, Mark, tional for us to watch and our younger twins, the Moore family bebrother Max and sister ing honored before “WE CAN’T WAIT TO LEAVE OUR MARKS HERE. Samantha — got tothe home opener with WE WANT TO GET OUR DEGREES. WE WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER US AS REALLY GOOD PLAYERS. gether in mid-June to Eastern Illinois, which WE WANT TO PLAY IN THE NBA SOMEDAY.” decide what the two was Johnny’s official of us were going to do. recruiting visit. It was We thought about awesome to see Jerell, waiting until the end of July so we could have Howard’s son, introduced with the starters. all our offers and options on the table, but we We can only imagine how hard it’s been for just had a feel for Wisconsin because it’s so him. It put smiles on our faces after the game close to home and we already know the players to see our younger brother Max, who’s 11, and have a great relationship with the coaches. playing ping-pong with 13-year-old Jerell in It’s pretty much like our second family now. the locker room. We always talked about the two of us going to the same college because we’ve been teammates at every level and every sport. We decided that being apart would be too hard on us because we’re best friends and we couldn’t split up. So the recruiting process became a lot easier when Coach Gard offered a scholarship to Jordan in early June. Johnny had gotten one when we were sophomores and we kept hoping that Jordan — who was set back a bit when he injured his ankle playing football that year — would eventually get one, too. We both had offers from a variety of different Division I schools — great opportunities to play, grow and mature — but Wisconsin was the only one that offered both of us. Our decision to play for the Badgers came in the middle of a crisis for Coach Gard and his assistants, Joe Krabbenhoft and Dean Oliver. They were just starting to deal with the tragedy involving another assistant, Howard Moore, and his family in late May. We couldn’t help but notice how the awful

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▪▪▪▪ e’re typical twins. We were born eight minutes apart and Johnny, the oldest, used that to his advantage early on by picking on his younger brother. The two of us were always fighting when we were kids, but as we’ve grown up, we’ve become inseparable. When you start to grow up a little, you realize you need a friend to lean on and that’s the case with us. Our parents dressed us in matching outfits when we were toddlers — usually with a Power Ranger theme, but different colors to tell us apart — but it got really annoying and we rebelled in third or fourth grade after our classmates began to pick on us. We don’t finish each other’s sentences or have a psychic connection like some twins do,

but when Jordan, a wide receiver, broke his collarbone playing football earlier this season, Johnny, the starting quarterback, knew right away that he was injured and could immediately sense his frustration. At one point, football was Jordan’s No. 1 sport and he wanted to do that in college, but his last game ended in pain and frustration. We’re both right-handed, we have the same group of friends and have four classes together this year. But not everything is the same. We stopped trying to double-date because we act differently around girls and our favorite NBA players aren’t the same, either. Jordan has always loved LeBron James. Johnny started out a fan of Kobe Bryant, but now has a thing for Kevin Durant. You just have to be around us a lot to see how we act to tell us apart. Our friends can keep us straight, but our teachers have a hard time when we’re in the same class. Actually, one of our teachers in particular knows us all too well. Our dad works at Central High School and is a frequent substitute teacher. We’ve had him plenty of times in a class, enough to feel his death stare if he thinks we’re slacking off. We definitely have to focus more when he’s around. We got our size — we’re both 6-foot-4 guards — our love and our instincts for basketball from our dad, who was a captain and a member of the 1,000-point club at Old Dominion in the early 1980s. A 6-6 guard, he was chosen by the Bucks in the fourth round of the NBA draft in 1985 and wound up playing 31 games in Milwaukee and two for the Phoenix Suns. Then he played two seasons with the old La Crosse Catbirds of the Continental Basketball Association, leading them in scoring in 1987-88. Thanks to Google, we’ve been able to get details of his career and have been able to see him play on a few old VCR tapes. He sure could shoot it.

He put a basketball in our hands when we Our backyard games were a family thing. were little and led us down the same path. Our dad has four brothers living in La Crosse He’s empowered us. He’s taught us to be and, combined, they have two sons and three leaders. He’s showed us how to do the right daughters who go to Logan High School and things. He’s hard on us about grades, telling play basketball. us that we’re not going Our parents will tell anywhere if we don’t you this is a dream study and apply ourcome true for them, “HE TOLD US THE CULTURE WAS AWESOME AND selves. He told us that also. They didn’t force THAT WE’D BE LIVING IN THE BEST COLLEGE TOWN college basketball isn’t us to go to Wisconsin. IN AMERICA. HE SAID THERE’S A LOT OF LOVE AND like high school. Guys They gave us advice SUPPORT FROM EVERYONE. IF HE DIDN’T LIKE IT are a lot more physical when we asked for it. HE WOULD HAVE TOLD US. HE SAID WE WERE and you have to work They told us how they A GREAT FIT HERE AND WE AGREED.” for everything. felt and how great it Our mom, a pharwould be to have us so macist, has had the same supportive message. close to home. Dad loved the idea of us playing She played volleyball and basketball in high at a Power 5 school in the Big Ten Conference school — her older brother Cory was recruitbecause you’re playing the best competition in ed to play football for the Badgers back in the the country and getting national exposure as early 1990s – so her athleticism and instincts well. are part of our DNA, too. But we made the decision on our own. It ▪▪▪▪ was great when the Badgers offered Johnny. ight now, the two of us have different When they offered Jordan, too, it became a strengths on the court. Johnny is known no-brainer. as a penetrator with a good all-around Looking back, our love for basketball really game. Jordan is known for his defense and came to life when we won a state title as fifth outside shot. graders and it continued to grow as we saw We’ve always been really competitive. We all the effort and preparation that went into started playing basketball on those little rec winning a state championship as freshmen at room hoops. We’d use an iPad for a scoreCentral. That feeling will never get old. It’s one board and we’d pretend we were the Celtics or we plan to experience a lot playing in Madison. the Bulls. We’d play to 200 because we didn’t It’s one we plan to share as teammates once have anything else to do. Our mom says some again. It’s one we plan to cherish as twins, of our games got so intense that some of the brothers and best friends. sheet rock in our house had to be replaced On, Wisconsin! three times. After that we played on one of those weighted hoops in the driveway — you know, the moveable kind with sand in the base — before we built a court in the backyard. That’s when we first got to know Kobe King, who lived for a time in our neighborhood — we went to the CLICK HERE FOR FULL RECAP same elementary school — before his family moved.

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Kent State

W, 48-0

Oct. 12 Michigan State W, 38-0

Homecoming

Oct. 19 at Illinois

L, 23-24

Oct. 26 at #4 Ohio State L, 7-38 Nov. 9

#18 Iowa

Nov. 16 at Nebraska

W, 37-21 3 p.m.

Nov. 30 at #11 Minnesota 2:30 p.m. ▲ TAP TO WATCH - "We ain't done yet": Highlights vs. Nebraska

THIS WEEK The stretch run through the Big Ten West continues for 14th-ranked Wisconsin (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten), as the Badgers close out their home slate Saturday by hosting Purdue (4-6, 3-4) on Senior Day at Camp Randall Stadium. LAST WEEK Behind 204 rushing yards and two touchdowns by Jonathan Taylor, the Badgers scored their seventh consecutive win over Nebraska with a 37-21 triumph at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

GOOD TO KNOW Under head coach Paul Chryst, Wisconsin is 14-3 in games played in the month of November.

Dec. 7

Big Ten Championship

Indianapolis

DAVID STLUKA

Nov. 23 Purdue

W, 24-22

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NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game kicks off at 3 p.m. CT and airs live on FOX, with Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Coley Harvey on the call. Matt Lepay, Mike Lucas, Mark Tauscher and Patrick Herb will call the game statewide on the Badger Sports Network and worldwide via iHeartRadio. Live stats are available via UWBadgers.com and the Badger Gameday app.

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INSIDE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (3-1, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Nov. 5

vs. #20 Saint Mary’s Sioux Falls, S.D. L, 63-65 OT

Nov. 8

Eastern Illinois W, 65-52

Nov. 13 McNeese St. W, 83-63 Nov. 17 Marquette

W, 77-61

Nov. 21 Green Bay

8 p.m.

at Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.Y.:

Nov. 25 vs. Richmond

vs. #19 Auburn/New Mexico

Dec. 4

at NC State

Dec. 7

Indiana TBA

LAST WEEK Wisconsin earned an 83-63 home win over McNeese State last Wednesday, then topped in-state rival Marquette, 77-61, on Sunday at the Kohl Center. Brad Davison led the way with a season-high 24 points against McNeese, while six Badgers scored in double figures giv-

ing a balanced scoring attack against Marquette. GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers’ 16-point win over Marquette marked UW’s largest win in the series since Dec. 23, 1998, when UW claimed a 65-41 victory.

8:15 p.m.

Dec. 11 at Rutgers

6 p.m.

Dec. 21 Milwaukee

4 p.m.

Dec. 28 at Tennessee Dec. 31 Rider

THIS WEEK The Badgers continue their season-opening homestand by hosting in-state foe Green Bay on Thursday at the Kohl Center. Tip is set for 8 p.m. CT.

TBA

Nov. 26

Jan. 3

TBA 6 p.m.

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6 p.m.

at #10 Ohio State 6 p.m. View full schedule/results »

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NEED TO KNOW Wisconsin’s game against Green begins at 8 p.m. CT Thursday on Big Ten Network. All radio broadcasts can be heard on the Badger Sports Network. Follow @BadgerMBB on Twitter for updates.

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INSIDE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (19-5, 15-1) Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 27 #15 Purdue

W, 3-0

Sept. 29 Indiana

W, 3-1

Oct. 2

#5 Penn State

W, 3-1

Oct. 5

at #2 Nebraska

W, 3-0

Oct. 9

at Northwestern W, 3-0

Oct. 13 #6 Minnesota

W, 3-0

Oct. 18 #17 Illinois

W, 3-2

Oct. 19 Northwestern

W, 3-0

Oct. 25 at Michigan State W, 3-0 ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Cinematic Wisconsin Volleyball Highlights

THIS WEEK No. 5 Wisconsin wraps up its home regular season with two matches in the UW Field House this weekend. The Badgers host Iowa (9-18, 3-13) on Friday in the team’s annual Senior Night. First serve is at 7:30 p.m. from the UW Field House. UW hosts No. 6 Nebraska (22-3, 14-2) on Sunday. LAST WEEK The Badgers took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten standings after downing Minnesota, 3-1, last Thursday. UW swept Michigan State on Saturday to remain undefeated in the Field House in conference play.

GOOD TO KNOW Redshirt junior Molly Haggerty led the Badger offense last week, averaging 5.29 kills per set while hitting .387. The outside hitter led Wisconsin in kills in both matches, including a season-high 24 kills vs. Minnesota. She added a match-high 13 kills against MSU and two service aces. NEED TO KNOW Friday’s match vs. Iowa will be streamed live on BTN+ ($) while Sunday’s match airs live on Big Ten Network. All matches can be heard in the Madison area on 100.9FM or worldwide using the the iHeartRadio app with Jon Arias. Follow @BadgerVB on Twitter and Instagram for updates on the team.

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Oct. 27 at Michigan

W, 3-1

Oct. 30 Maryland

W, 3-0

Nov. 3

at Indiana

W, 3-0

Nov. 8

at Ohio State

L, 1-3

Nov. 9

at Maryland

W, 3-0

Nov. 14 at #5 Minnesota W, 3-1 Nov. 16 Michigan State W, 3-0 Nov. 22 Iowa

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 24 #6 Nebraska 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at #8 Penn St. 5:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Rutgers

6 p.m.

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INSIDE MEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (6-6-0, 1-3-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 11 at #10 Boston College L, 3-5 Oct. 12 at Merrimack

W, 11-5

Oct. 18 #3 Minn. Duluth W, 6-2 Oct. 19 #3 Minn. Duluth W, 3-1 Oct. 25 #13 Clarkson

L, 0-4

Oct. 26 #13 Clarkson

W, 4-3

Oct. 31 at #12 Penn State L, 1-6 Nov. 1

at #12 Penn State L, 2-4

Nov. 8

at #20 Omaha

W, 5-2

Nov. 9

at #20 Omaha

L, 2-5

Nov. 15 #4 Notre Dame W, 3-0 Nov. 16 #4 Notre Dame L, 4-5 OT

THIS WEEK The No. 16 Badgers cross state lines to visit Minnesota (4-6-2, 1-3-2-2 Big Ten) on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. LAST WEEK Wisconsin posted a home split with No. 4 Notre Dame, securing the first shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory last Friday, before dropping a 5-4 overtime contest to the Fighting Irish on Saturday. GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers went 3-for-5 on the power play last weekend against Notre Dame, a team

that had allowed just one power-play goal through its first eight games of the season. NEED TO KNOW Friday’s game airs on FOX Sports Wisconsin and FOX Sports North, while Saturday’s game can be seen on FOX Sports Wisconsin+ and FOX Sports North+. On the radio, Friday is on 1310 WIBA, with Saturday on 1070 WTSO. Both are also on the iHeartRadio app. Live stats will be available at UWBadgers.com and live updates via @BadgerMHockey on Twitter.

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Nov. 23 at Minnesota

7 p.m.

Nov. 30 Michigan

7 p.m.

Dec. 1

Michigan

4 p.m.

Dec. 6

at Michigan State 6 p.m.

Dec. 7

at Michigan State 6 p.m.

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Nov. 22 at Minnesota

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▶ Undefeated no more, Badgers douse Irish ▶ Badgers drop a heartbreaker at home

INSIDE WOMEN’S HOCKEY SCHEDULE (12-1-1, 6-1-1) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 4

Penn State

W, 7-0

Oct. 5

Penn State

W, 3-0

Oct. 11 at #8 Ohio State W, 3-0 Oct. 12 at #8 Ohio State W, 7-3 Oct. 18 at LIU

W, 10-2

Oct. 19 at LIU

W, 12-0

Oct. 26 Bemidji State

W, 4-1

Oct. 27 Bemidji State

W, 4-1

Nov. 2

at #2 Minnesota

L, 2-4

Nov. 3

at #2 Minnesota T, 2-2 2OT

Nov. 16 Minnesota State W, 3-2 Nov. 17 Minnesota State W, 6-1 Nov. 22 at St. Cloud State 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at St. Cloud State 3 p.m. at Country Classic, Nashville, Tenn.:

▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers End Series With 6-1 Win Over Minnesota State

THIS WEEK The No. 2 Badgers will head back to Minnesota to take on St. Cloud State this weekend. Puck drop on Friday is at 6 p.m. with Saturday’s series finale starting at 3 p.m. LAST WEEK The Badgers extended their winning streak against Minnesota State to 27 games with a sweep of the Mavericks. UW opened the series with a 3-2 win before earning a 6-1 triumph on Sunday.

GOOD TO KNOW Abby Roque enjoyed a great weekend as she passed her career high in goals with 12 while she now is only two assists away from becoming the eighth Badger to record 100 career helpers.

Nov. 30 vs. #6 Boston College 1 p.m. Dec. 6

#10 Minn. Duluth 7 p.m.

Dec. 7

#10 Minn. Duluth 7 p.m.

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Nov. 29 vs. #9 Harvard 4:30 p.m.

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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow the action on Twitter (@BadgerWHockey) and can watch the games on FloHockey.

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▶ Roque and Roll: No. 2 Badgers corral Mavericks ▶ No. 2 Badgers take down the Mavericks

INSIDE WRESTLING SCHEDULE (5-0, 0-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. at Battle on the Midway, San Diego:

Nov. 1

vs. Fresno State W, 31-8

vs. Army

W, 16-15

vs. Navy

W, 24-12

Nov. 7

at Buffalo

W, 33-3

Nov. 8

at Edinboro

W, 28-15

Nov. 23 at #18 Utah Valley 2 p.m. Dec. 1

at #2 Iowa

Dec. 7

at SIUE Invitational

Edwardsville, Ill.

Dec. 19 Kent State

7 p.m.

Dec. 29-30

at Midlands Championships

Hoffman Estates, Ill.

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THIS WEEK The seventh-ranked Badger wrestling team heads to Orem, Utah, to take on the No. 18 Utah Valley Wolverines. The match will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lockhart Arena and will be broadcast live on FloWrestling ($). LAST WEEK Redshirt senior Seth Gross won the 57-kilogram freestyle weight class at the Bill Farrell Memorial Open and is now qualified to compete at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials in April. At the elite tournament,

Gross took down three former NCAA champions on his way to first place.

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GOOD TO KNOW Utah Valley is currently ranked No. 18 by FloWrestling and is the first ranked team the Badgers will face this season. Wisconsin boasts a perfect 5-0 record heading into the match. NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s match will be streamed live on FloWrestling ($). Follow @BadgerWrestling on Twitter for live updates on the team.

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▶ Badger wrestling signs three ▶ Wisconsin takes the fight out of the Scots

INSIDE WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (13-2-2, 9-0-1) Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 1

Butler

Sept. 5

at Loyola-Chicago T, 1-1

Sept. 8

Green Bay

W, 2-1 OT 2OT

W, 2-0

Sept. 14 at #5 UCLA

L, 0-1

Sept. 20 at Maryland

W, 3-0

Sept. 22 at #20 Rutgers W, 2-1 OT Sept. 29 Penn State

W, 1-0

Oct. 3

#24 Michigan

W, 2-0

Oct. 6

at Purdue

W, 1-0

Oct. 11 Minnesota Oct. 17 Iowa

W, 1-0 T, 2-2 OT

Oct. 20 Nebraska

W, 2-0

Oct. 24 at Illinois

W, 1-0

Oct. 27 at Northwestern W, 3-1 Oct. 30 Ohio State

W, 2-1

▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Take Down Milwaukee 1-0 in First Round of NCAA Tourney

Nov. 3

(8) Purdue

L, 0-1

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NCAA Tournament:

THIS WEEK The third-seeded Badgers head to Los Angeles for NCAA tournament action this weekend. UW will take on Duke in a second-round game on Friday night (7 p.m. CT) and the winner will face either second seed UCLA or Clemson on Sunday (6 p.m. CT).

the game-winning goal in the 24th minute off a feed from fellow senior Camryn Biegalski.

LAST WEEK UW opened the NCAA tournament with a 1-0 win over in-state rival Milwaukee in Madison. Dani Rhodes netted

NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow the action on Twitter (@BadgerWSoccer) and a stream of the games will be available on Pac-12.com.

GOOD TO KNOW This marks the fourth-straight year the Badgers have advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

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Nov. 15 Milwaukee Nov. 22 vs. Duke

W, 1-0 7 p.m.

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Chicago

Oct. 4

at Joe Piane Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. Results »

Oct. 18 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Results » Invitational Nov. 3

at Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio Results »

Nov. 15 NCAA Great Lakes Results » Regional Nov. 23 at NCAA Cross Country Championships

Terre Haute, Ind.

View full schedule/results » ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Place Well In Regionals Before Championship Next Week

THIS WEEK The No. 9 Badgers travel to Terre Haute, Indiana to compete in the NCAA Championships on Saturday. The men’s 10K race starts at 11:15 a.m. CT. LAST TIME The Badgers hosted the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday and placed fifth despite missing their No. 2 runner Olin Hacker. Senior Oliver Hoare led Wisconsin, finishing third overall in 30

minutes, 14.2 seconds. The Badgers were chosen as an at-large team on Saturday which earned them a spot at the NCAA National Championship.

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GOOD TO KNOW This will be the men’s 57th appearance at the NCAA Championships in program history. The Badgers have won five team titles and five individual titles, one of which being last year’s victory run by Morgan McDonald.

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▶ Hoare secures bronze at NCAA Great Lakes Regional ▶ Cross country teams earn bid to NCAA Championships

INSIDE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Home events in bold. All times CT. Sept. 6

Badger Classic Results »

Sept. 28 at Loyola Lakefront Invitational Results »

Chicago

Oct. 4

at Joe Piane Invitational South Bend, Ind. Results »

Oct. 18 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Results » Invitational Nov. 3

at Big Ten Championships Columbus, Ohio Results »

Nov. 15 NCAA Great Lakes Results ». Regional

THIS WEEK The No. 7 Wisconsin women’s cross country team is NCAA bound after receiving an atlarge bid to the 2019 championships Saturday afternoon following Friday’s regional meet. The women’s 6K race starts at 10:15 a.m. CT on Saturday in Terre Haute, Indiana. LAST WEEK Wisconsin’s one-two punch of Alicia Monson and Amy Davis led the No. 7 Badgers to a third-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course on Friday. Monson defended her

2018 individual title, finishing the 6000-meter race in 19 minutes, 59.9 seconds to lead the way for the Badgers. Davis was not far behind, finishing third overall with a time of 20:07.4.

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▲ TAP TO WATCH - Badgers Place Well In Regionals Before Championship Next Week

Nov. 23 at NCAA Cross Country Championships Terre Haute, Ind.

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GOOD TO KNOW Monson looks to become the fourth NCAA individual champion for the Badgers when she races this weekend, UW’s first since 1999. Monson finished fourth at last year’s nationals and the team placed 10th. The Badgers are making their 30th overall appearance in the national championship meet.

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▶ Cross country teams earn bid to NCAA Championships ▶ Hoare secures bronze at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

INSIDE MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE (2-1, 1-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 4

Green Bay

Oct. 25 at Virginia Nov. 8

W, 219-74 L, 124-193

at Minnesota W, 177-123

Nov. 21-23 at NC State/GAC Fall Invitational

Greensboro, N.C.

Dec. 4-7

at Toyota U.S. Open

Atlanta

Jan. 4

at Denver

Jan. 25

Northwestern

Feb. 2

Badger Red/White Meet

Feb. 26-29 at Big Ten Championships

Bloomington, Ind.

Mar. 4-6 at NCAA Zone Diving Championships

Dallas

Mar. 25-28 at NCAA Championships

THIS WEEK Wisconsin will travel to Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday, Nov. 21, for the NC State/GAC Fall Invitational. LAST TIME OUT The Badgers are back on top after defeating Minnesota on the road 177-123, starting 1-0 in the Big Ten.

GOOD TO KNOW Seniors Cameron Tysoe, Michael Millinovich and Griffin Back took top spots in Minnesota in the men’s 200 Free (1:38.43) and 200 Back (1:46.49), the men’s 200 Fly (1:48.95) and men’s 400 IM (3:58.54) and the men’s 50 Free (20.31) and 100 Free (44.46), respectively.

Indianapolis

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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow along by following @BadgerSwimDive on Twitter and Instagram. RELATED STORIES (Click to read)

▶ Badgers take down Minnesota

▶ Heating Up: Get to Know Cameron Tysoe ▶ Wisconsin women fall to #4 ranked Virginia, men to #13

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INSIDE WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE (2-1, 1-0) Home events in bold. All times CT. Oct. 4

Green Bay

Oct. 25 at Virginia Nov. 8

W, 212-82 L, 120-192

at Minnesota W, 155-145

Nov. 21-23 at NC State/GAC Fall Invitational

Greensboro, N.C.

Dec. 4-7

at Toyota U.S. Open

Atlanta

Jan. 9

at Hawaii

Jan. 25

Northwestern

Feb. 2

Badger Red/White Meet

Feb. 19-22 at Big Ten Championships

Iowa City, Iowa

Mar. 4-6 at NCAA Zone Diving Championships

Dallas

Mar. 18-21 at NCAA Championships

GOOD TO KNOW Seniors Beata Nelson and Megan Doty took top spots in Minnesota in the women’s 100 Back (51.31), 200 Back (1:53.65) and 100 Fly (52.38); and the women’s 200 Free (1:47.55), 200 Fly (2:00.82) and 400 IM (4:19.16), respectively.

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NEED TO KNOW Fans can follow along by following @BadgerSwimDive on Twitter and Instagram.

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▶ Badgers sweep Green Bay in season opener

Athens, Ga.